Dec 242011
Other items of interest this past week:
- “DR Congo election: Deaf anger at ban on texting,” Thomas Hubert, BBC News, Dec. 14, 2011. (h/t Electronic Frontier Foundation)
- Attorney disbarred in part over content on MySpace page. Mike Frisch, Legal Profession Blog, Dec. 19, 2011. (h/t Bob Ambrogi)
- “Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices,” Seth Schoen, Marcia Hofmann, and Rowan Reynolds, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dec. 2011.
- “X-Men Origins: Wolverine pirate jailed,” BBC, Dec. 20, 2011.
- “Dear Congress: It’s Not OK Not To Know How Search Engines Work, Either,” Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land, Dec. 20, 2011.
- “Hyundai Gets a Pass from the FTC on Endorsement Issues, in Part Due to Its Social Media Policy,” Venkat Balasubramani, Technology & Marketing Law Blog, Dec. 20, 2011.
- Video interview of Jacob Applebaum on phone tracking, Dan Bell, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Dec. 21, 2011.
- “On the Internet, Can Freedom Go Too Far?,” Douglas Wood, Corporate Counsel, Dec. 23, 2011.
- Bruce Schneier is critical of reports that the Chinese have hacked yet another computer system, in this case that of iBahn, who denies the accusation. Meanwhile new allegations have arisen of Chinese hacking of the US Chamber of Commerce.
- Kazakhstan shut down communications in response to unrest, Human Rights Watch, Dec. 17, 2011. (h/t Electronic Frontier Foundation)
